BearBear
Archmage
Believe it or not, we have power in this, in culture, in politics, in every aspect of the lives of this world.
As writers we have a voice and an important obligation to set cultural norms, policy, laws, technology, science, naritives, and even religion.
"The pen is mightier than the sword"
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton c1839
It may not seem like much but imagine how your own morals have formed, remember those things that inspired you and in their number count those unforgettable moments on the screen, in books, in news, in every Ad, comic, rag and song.
None of those beautiful and moving works could have been made without us. We are thus the writers of history, we are the stuarts of tomorrow's culture as well. As we have seen recently, yellow journalists and fake news turned our world against eachother and I am absolutely certain writers like us can perpetuate it, taking our share of the resulting profits, or forge a better world.
I am but one lonely Bear. A Bear that doesn't need your patronage nor any need for profits. It's a freedom that a struggling writer has no luxury to consider but many of our inspirational predisessors had. Many of the authors of great works that didn't need to push one agenda over another to make ends meet, so don't fault those who do. Everyone has a right and an obligation to feed their families. But even under those constraints, where we can't obviously bite the hand that feeds us, we can still get a positive message out. It is the genius that we all have as writers and the drive that pushed many of us to put pen to paper.
That passion burning in your heart cannot be sated by cash and fame, I know this. It can be suppressed or even corrupted but do so at your own peril. Even though I know this, it's a fleeting knowledge and hard to grasp, but it's right.
I hope that you all can see for yourselfs what the truth is, that we are the true leaders, the true champions and heros of this world... and the villians.
What will you do with this power? What have you done? Look in your heart and see for yourself.
As writers we have a voice and an important obligation to set cultural norms, policy, laws, technology, science, naritives, and even religion.
"The pen is mightier than the sword"
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton c1839
It may not seem like much but imagine how your own morals have formed, remember those things that inspired you and in their number count those unforgettable moments on the screen, in books, in news, in every Ad, comic, rag and song.
None of those beautiful and moving works could have been made without us. We are thus the writers of history, we are the stuarts of tomorrow's culture as well. As we have seen recently, yellow journalists and fake news turned our world against eachother and I am absolutely certain writers like us can perpetuate it, taking our share of the resulting profits, or forge a better world.
I am but one lonely Bear. A Bear that doesn't need your patronage nor any need for profits. It's a freedom that a struggling writer has no luxury to consider but many of our inspirational predisessors had. Many of the authors of great works that didn't need to push one agenda over another to make ends meet, so don't fault those who do. Everyone has a right and an obligation to feed their families. But even under those constraints, where we can't obviously bite the hand that feeds us, we can still get a positive message out. It is the genius that we all have as writers and the drive that pushed many of us to put pen to paper.
That passion burning in your heart cannot be sated by cash and fame, I know this. It can be suppressed or even corrupted but do so at your own peril. Even though I know this, it's a fleeting knowledge and hard to grasp, but it's right.
I hope that you all can see for yourselfs what the truth is, that we are the true leaders, the true champions and heros of this world... and the villians.
What will you do with this power? What have you done? Look in your heart and see for yourself.